A to Z: Guide to Style, page 4

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WESTSIDE STORY
Beyond its top-notch rug selection, VERDE HOME—one of the Westside's top treasures—offers an oh-so-chic, ever-changing collection of hand-crafted tables and furniture pieces by Atlantan Skylar Morgan. Luxe woods and organic shapes, along with Morgan's keen awareness of exacting finish and detail, make them instant modern classics. smf-d.com; verdehome.com

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X-MAS HOUSE!
The Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles CHRISTMAS HOUSE, slated for November 14-December 6, is taking show house style to a whole new level with a rock-star list of local design talent, including Bill Baker, Bob Brown, Design Galleria Kitchen & Bath Studio, Susan Ferrier, Barbara Heath, Hermes of Paris, Barbara Howard, Phoebe Howard, Bill Hudgins, Suzanne Kasler, Amy Morris, John Oetgen, Jared Paul, Jimmy Stanton, Sara Steinfeld, Courtney & Randy Tilinski, Beth Webb, Mark Williams and Mimi Williams. As always, Boxwoods Gardens & Gifts will be presenting an exclusive holiday gift shop. atlantachristmashouse.com

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CATCHING SOME ZZZS
With the recent hotel mania sweeping Atlanta, we're struggling to catch up on our ZZZS. Here's our round-up of where to bed down, right now: From the hip Hotel Palomar and new W Hotels in three locales—Downtown, Midtown and Buckhead—to the much-buzzed-about renovations at both locations of The Ritz-Carlton, local hotel design has become a veritable library of inspiration for our own homes. Robert Stern's architecture has made The Mansion on Peachtree a modern-day landmark, while a snazzy redo of The Georgian Terrace (above) has given that historic landmark hotel a New York verve. Amid a cool, calming color scheme, the St. Regis Atlanta Hotel & Residences made a sizzling debut in April by hosting the Atlanta Symphony Associates' Decorators' Show House & Gardens, and its Hotel Bar and Paces 88 Restaurant have since become the heart of Buckhead's social scene. hotelpalomar.com; whotels.com; ritzcarlton.com; stregis.com; thegeorgianterrace.com; rwmansiononpeachtree.com